A federal judge has granted Nike’s unopposed motion to extend its deadline for responding to the claims in a gender and pay discrimination lawsuit filed this month. The company’s response is now due Nov. 5.  Four former Nike employees sued the company in early August, alleging Nike’s culture “devalues and demeans its female employees.” The plaintiffs seek class action status. Nike has not commented on the lawsuit, but has issued a general statement saying it “opposes discrimination of any type.” In…

The county’s annual crop report released today put the value of agricultural output in 2017 — excluding marijuana, which isn’t yet recognized by federal agricultural authorities as a commodity — at $316.5 million, up 2 percent from the previous year.

Federal prosecutors say the CEO of two Seattle-area companies who was arrested at Sea-Tac Airport Wednesday ran an H-1B visa fraud scheme.

Microsoft is requiring its suppliers and contractors to give their workers a minimum of 12 weeks paid parental leave for the birth or adoption of a child. Microsoft Vice President and General Council Dev Stahlkopf said the new policy applies to suppliers with more than 50 employees who do “substantial work” for Microsoft, though the company did not define what that means. “We rely on a wide array of other companies to supply us with goods and services that reflect their core competencies, and…

AZA President and CEO Dan Ashe said the Seattle Aquarium and Woodland Park Zoo are models for member institutions as effective businesses and cornerstones of the community.

With a new foundation director settled in, the 57-year-old zoo in the heart of San Jose looks ahead to a future with new exhibits, new attractions, and new opportunities to educate.